This photography reminds that you can teach an old dog new tricks. When I photograph landscapes, I go to great lengths to eliminate distracting objects from view - to show the best the scene has to offer. As a result, I often wait for visitors to clear a scene.

But at this overlook at Dead Horse Point, I noticed that the visitors on the bluff ahead of me provided the necessary scale to convey the sense of immense depth and distance that one feels at this beautiful overlook. Imagine this image without the people in the frame. It becomes just a pretty canyon view with 75% of the drama removed.


Canon EOS 5D, Tamron 28-105 f/2.8, SP Aspherical LD @44mm, 1/50 sec @f/20, ISO equiv 400, spot metering, Gitzo G1349 Mountaineer Carbon Fiber Tripod, Gitzo 1576M Ball Head